Nov. 13, 2008 - A Homemade Christmas!

Sorry I have not been doing this I just never seem to get on here on Thursdays.

Today I am going to do it.

This year for each family I know for there Christmas gift I am going to give a loaf of my pumpkin bread along with some pumpkin seeds.

Here is how I make it.

First you start out with a pumpkin.

Then You scrape out the guts and seeds.

Then place the halfs of the pumpkin in a baking dish upside down bake at 350 for about a hour or untill the pumpkin meat is mushy.

They scrape out the meat place into a bowl and smash it. This is befor I mashed the meat.

Here is after.

Here are the seeds!

I rinse the seeds and let them soak in water and sea salt over night is best.

Then you drain the water,sprinkle salt on them an bake at 100 or 150 for about 1 to 2 hours untill the seads are crunchy.We eat the entire seed shell and all.

Then for the pumpkin bread This is not my recipe I misplaced it but this recipe is symalar.I will post my reipe when I find it.

Take 3 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2/3 cup vegtable oil
2 cups cooked pumpkin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
3-1/3 cups all-purpose flour

Mix all ingredients together grease pans or soup cans that is what I use sprinkle cinnamon sugar mixture in pans make sure coated well.

Bake at 375 for 1 hour or untill done.

The one in the picture has nuts in it if you want to add nuts about a half a cup is good.

a little girl once told me "The best gifts are the homemade gifts because they are made with drops of love"   And it is TRUE!!                  

                              ~Lilie~

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Nov. 13, 2008 - PANCAKE RECIPE!! VERY EASY!!!

Here is I think the BEST pancake recipe!

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Oct. 26, 2008 - Playdough recipe!!!!!!!!!

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Oct. 24, 2008 - ALL NATURAL!!! Angel food cake with strawberry icing!!!!!

Here is My FAVORITE Angel food cake recipe

Heres what you will do get

1 cup flour,3/4 cup plus 2 tbs sugar,12 egg whites,1 1/2 tsp cream of tarter 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 c. sugar, 1 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1/2 tsp almond extract 

 
Heat oven to 375  stir flour and 1st amount of sugar set aside  in a large glass bowl beat egg whites,cream of tarter,and salt till foamy. Add 2nd  amount of sugar 2 tbs at a time,beating on high till merangue holds stiff peak.-Gently fold in vanilla andn almond sprinkle the flour/sugar mixture 1/4 c. at a time,fold gently till sugar flour mixture dissapears,push into ungreased tube pan,gently cut through batter to smooth,bake at 375 for 30-35 min. till top springs back- turn upside down on a bottel.

Here is the icing recipe

I use about 2 sticks of butter then I stir in about 2 to 3 cups confectioners sugar you might want more sugar or less it just depends.

I add about a cup at a time till it taste good.Then add about 4 tablespoons of strawberry jelly and mix on high speed.Again it just depends on how you want it to taste you van put more jelly or less it should look about the color of my icing in the picture.

Icing the cake when cool.

The cake looks better before it is cut.

I hope you all enjoy this recipe!

                                   ~Lilie~

This is the day that the lord has made let us rejoice

and be GLAD in it!!!!

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